Normally, this device would cost 349 USD. The 15% drop in price is global, meaning that HomePod can be bought for (relatively) cheap in every country it is available from: in the UK, the device has dropped from 319 to 279 pounds. Apple counts on that this will burst HomePod’s sales up, making up for the more lukewarm reception than expected. Tweet Vote on HN ...
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Xiaomi is done with supporting seven more of its old smartphones
The unlucky devices in question are Redmi 3S, Redmi 3X, Redmi Note 3, Redmi Pro, Redmi 4, Redmi 4A oraz Redmi Note 4. These smartphones will not receive neither the upcoming MIUI 11 nor any other large updates. The best they can count on are small security updates, and only until Xiaomi completely abandons them. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Ha haa! Turns out that Facebook is paying people to write good things about them
So, yeah, Facebook. Shady and untrustworthy data thieves who are slowly losing popularity to more trendy social platforms. Since they seemingly cannot stop taking our personal information from us, and their attempts at becoming a platform for open-minded and tolerant people are stiff at best, what else can they do to remain popular? Oh, I do not know, how about pay other people to say good things about them? Yes, that should work. Facebook has recently sponsored series of articles on The Daily Telegraph, a popular Great Britain newspaper. In this article, TDT did the best they could to ...
iPhone XR prices in India are cut down
Following the lowered prices of iPhones in China are India, where iPhone XR can now be bought for 75% of its old price. The 64GB variant can now be bought there for 59,000 rupees, 17,900 less than before. According to Reuter though, the new pricing is merely a short-term promotional offer. Apple hopes that the new price will entice Indians into buying their devices, seeing how roughly 3/4 of people there do not own such a device at all due to their steep, for Indian market, prices. ...
Indian Redmi Note 5 receives its first MIUI update in four months. Good for them
Redmi Note 5, one of the most successful Xiaomi smartphones in India, has lately been hurting for MIUI updates. Not anymore, though, as Xiaomi is just now releasing the MIUI build number 10.2.1. Update fixes a large number of issues with an earlier build 10.0.4. The full list of fixes is as follows:PhoneNotifications about incoming calls will no longer disappear if you’re in a video callIncorrect UI elements for switching between the front and the back cameras during video calls is now fixedThose who couldn’t send SMSes during conference calls will now be able to do ...
Starting today, commuters in Singapore can use Google Pay as their transit pass
Plain, old fashioned tickets? Forget it. Commuters in Singapore can now pay for their public transporation needs with Google Pay. This was made possible by the cooperation between the Land Transport Authority and Samsung. Payment can be made contactless with a MasterCard, and since these cards work with Google Pay, the latter now allows seamless payment option. All you need to do is unlock your phone and hold its display on the fare reader; voila, done.LTA has announced that, while the payment can only be done with MasterCard for now, Visa cards will also be supported ...
ASUS Zenfone 6 appeared on AnTuTu. What do we know about it?
Over 36 thousand points is a number high enough to consider this device a decent flagship. As far as specs go, the list tells us about a popular Snapdragon 855 with Adreno 640 GPU, a somewhat lacking 6GB RAM, very reasonable 128GB flash space and a FHD+ display. All of it works under the command of Android 9 Pie. Time will tell whether or not these specs are real. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Hackers have used a gaming pad to gain access into Tesla vehicle
Tencent Keen Security Lab employees have put Tesla cars under a series of tests to, well, test their defenses against hacking attempts. Those defenses have been found lacking to say the least: as it turned out, a really Keen hacker (see what I did there?) could gain access to the autonomous vehicle with just a gaming pad, whether or not the car is currently working on an autopilot. This as well as other ways to hack Tesla have been presented on this video. As for Elon Musk, he thanked Keen for their work at finding security holes in his cars and promised, that they have been or are being ...
Samsung may be working on a smaller variant of Galaxy Note 10
Oh, yay, more Samsung news. Today we have learned that we may get two separate models of the Galaxy Note 10 smartphone: a normal and a smaller one. The smaller device is rumoured to sport a 6.4′ display. It is also said that it will be made specifically for the European market.For now, that is all. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Interesting. Apple has decresed its products’ prices in China
The products in question are iPhones XS, XR, 8 and 7, as well as some of the iPods, Mac computers and Airpods. iPhones’ prices have decreased from 300 to 500 juan – 45 to 75 dollars. Also, according to CX Live and CNBC, Chinese customers who have bought their Apples in the last two weeks and for old prices will reportedly be able to receive partial refunds. Hmm.Apple has not released any official statement explaining this course of action. It is believed that this is due to the company’s sales getting pretty low in China: Apple was only the 4th best-selling mobile brand ...